Ratatouille

‘Rat-a-tooey’ it has always been, but ‘rat-a-twee’ it should be. What we’ve done to the language, we’ve also done to this Provençal vegetable stew, which requires a bit more care in the cooking than it usually gets. In summer, grill the vegetables and sandwich them together with stewed onion and tomato, as shown here. In winter, just stew it all together. Ratatouille means to toss together, so don’t worry if it looks a right mess.